Yoko Kamitani had not planned on staying in D.C. after she finished her studies, but now she's bringing her unique electronic style to the Strathmore's Artist in Residence program. more ›

Last night was one big mess, but at least it wasn't a total loss for one group of people who headed out to see violinist Joshua Bell play at Strathmore. According to DCist reader Dakota Korth, when his group arrived at the venue, they were informed that the show was canceled due to a power outage. We'll let Korth take it from there. more ›

During last night's show at the Music Center at Strathmore, images of those Animusic digital shorts that used to appear from time to time on PBS came to mind. To the unfamiliar, the segments combined rather bland synth-based orchestrations with computer generated images of mechanical devices playing the corresponding instruments. Last night, this concept came to life. more ›

DCPS is expecting so many people to attend the public memorial service for slain Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson principal Brian Betts that they've moved the event to the Music Center at Strathmore. more ›

For the financially conscious concertgoer: here is how to reconcile paying $45 for a Wilco concert. The first hour (12 songs) in their set, in which the band received general and individual introductions via the “Fitter, Happier” computer voice and used a lot of fancy lighting, that’s one $15 show. The second hour (another 12 songs) in which they pulled out lamps, moved closer to each other and hinted that the audience could actually use the seats behind them, that’s a more intimate $15 show. Then the final hour (12 more songs) where they played fan favorite after fan favorite and band favorite after band favorite for a set that had the audience jumping and singing along even more than they already had been: that’s the final $15 show. more ›

As a high schooler, I was obsessed with jazz's fusion movement of the 1970s. Bands such as Return to Forever, Tony Williams' Lifetime, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra were in constant rotation on my CD player, because those were the groups that appealed to an inexperienced musician obsessed with technique and speed. Now, 15 years later as a 30-something, my tastes lean heavily toward pure emotion and sentiment instead of flash. But my inner 16-year-old smiled with glee on Wednesday night at the Music Center at Strathmore, as Chick Corea and John McLaughlin, two pioneers from that time, led The Five Peace Band, a throwback to that vibrant era that changed jazz. more ›

The concert will feature the critically acclaimed Orchestra of Tangier and 22-year-old vocal virtuoso Marouan Hajji, both from Morocco, along with Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, considered one of the great Arab musicians. The festival's producer is Kazko Kawai, president of MENA music, a New York-based company founded in 2006 with the goal of enhancing mutual understanding between the Arab world and American people. more ›

Jordan's performance was in support of his latest album, State of Nature, his first major label release in over a decade. Always a thinker's musician, the album contains a mix of original compositions and standards, with each song reflecting a different aspect of Jordan's commentary on the state of the natural world and our place in it. He performed solo for much of the concert, but for several tunes his rhythm section was comprised of slick bassist Charnett Moffet and muscular drummer Kenwood Dennard. more ›

The smokin' eight piece band just blazed its way through an uptempo blues shuffle, with each tuxedo-clad musician taking an extended solo. The rhythm section got soft and settled into a groovy vamp as one of the horn players stepped up to the mic and announced,"Ladies and gentlemen! The Undisputed King of the Blues, B.B. King!" more ›

Last night may have been a cold and blustery Sunday evening, but the Music Center at Strathmore played host to a band whose smokin' hot grooves made everyone present forget the frigid temperatures outside. Master conguero Poncho Sanchez (pictured), whose recording and touring experience stretches back over 30 years, took to the stage along with his stellar band and delivered a spicey two hour mix of traditional and contemporary Afro-Cuban music. more ›

Whether or not you were actually part of the 1960s, if you are a Beatles fan or, well, obsessed like some of us, then consider heading down to the Music Center at Strathmore tonight for Rain: The Beatles Experience, a tribute band that takes its audience on a trip down memory lane to a time when four lads from Liverpool tried to show the world that there's nothing funny about peace, love and understanding. The... more ›